Appointment of David
Spears Addington as Special Assistant to the
President for Legislative Affairs (House)

July 21, 1987

The
President today announced the appointment of David Spears Addington
as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (House).

Mr.
Addington most recently served as the minority chief
counsel of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. He
served previously as an Assistant General Counsel at the Central Intelligence
Agency and as counsel to the Subcommittee on Legislation of the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

Mr.
Addington received the degree of Bachelor of Science
in Foreign Service (summa cum laude) from the Georgetown University School of
Foreign Service in 1978 and received the degree of juris
doctor (with honors) from DukeUniversity in 1981. He was
admitted to the practice of law in Virginia and the District of Columbia in 1981. Mr. Addington was born January
22, 1957.
He is married to Dr. Linda L. Werling and resides in Rockville, MD.